Score, Herbert j.
Baseball
b. June 7, 1933, Rosedale, NY
Score arrived on the major-league scene like a meteor and unfortunately he disappeared almost as quickly. A 6-foot-2, 185-pound left-hander who could throw as hard as any pitcher in history, he was named the AL's rookie of the year in 1955 after compiling a 16-10 record for the Cleveland Indians and leading the league in strikeouts with 245 in only 227 1/3 innings.
He led the league with 5 shutouts and 263 strikeouts in 249 1/3 innings in 1956, when he had a 20-9 record and a 2.53 ERA. The Boston Red Sox offered Cleveland $1 million for Score after the season, but Cleveland turned it down.
Early in the 1957 season, Gil McDougald of the New York Yankees rifled a line drive that shattered bones around Score's left eye. He missed the rest of the season and, although he rejoined the Indians in 1958, he never pitched successfully again.
After he struggled to a 9-11 record with a 4.71 ERA in 1959, Score went to the Chicago White Sox. He won only 6 games while losing 12 with Chicago before retiring during the 1962 season. From 1968 through 1987, Score was the radio play-by-play announcer for the Indians.
He had a 55-46 career record with 11 shutouts and a 3.36 ERA. Score struck out 837 hitters and walked 573 in 858 1/3 innings.